Colleen Reid

Colleen Reid is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, specializing in the health impacts of environmental change. Her research focuses on interactions between environmental and social exposures, particularly wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and urban vegetation. She holds a PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from UC Berkeley and a MPH from the same institution, with a BS from Brown University. She has received grants from the EPA, NSF, CDC, and foundations like the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Education: PhD (UC Berkeley, 2014), MPH (UC Berkeley, 2007), BS (Brown University, 2000)

Her research explores topics such as wildfire smoke effects on children’s health, health impacts of the Marshall Fire, and the mental health benefits of green spaces. Notable awards include the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award (2021) and the AAG Emerging Scholar Award (2020).

• Current Projects: Indoor air quality post-wildfires, green space mental health linkages, and climate change health impacts

Reid teaches courses on health and medical geography and global public health. She advises four graduate students and has held roles at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health as a postdoctoral fellow.